Agenda item

Kent and Medway Integrated Care Strategy/Kent Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy Delivery Plan

Report to follow.

 

Minutes:

Dr Anjan Ghosh (Director of Public Health) and Jenny Dixon-Sherreard (Policy Advisor) were in attendance for this item.

1.    The Leader introduced the report which provided an update on the development of the Integrated Care Strategy Shared Delivery Plan (SDP) which in turn encompassed the Delivery Plan for the Integrated Care Strategy, which serves as Kent’s Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JLHWS), and noted the extensive work undertaken to create a system wide approach.

 

2.    Dr Ghosh (Director of Public Health) informed Members that the Shared Delivery Plan was underpinned by the Logical Framework (logframe) which was an extensive collection of strategic indicators that were linked to the six shared outcomes within the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Strategy . The Shared Delivery Plan was designed to be a useful mechanism to gain oversight and assurance in the coherent delivery of actions across the system. The Shared Delivery Plan also functioned as the NHS Joint Forward Plan which was a statutory requirement of the Integrated Care Board (ICB). The Shared Delivery Plan spanned two years (2024-2026) and therefore took into account the current financial challenges. Dr Ghosh noted that the final version of the Plan would be presented to the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and had been approved by Medway Council. The final draft was due to be presented to the Integrated Care Partnership on 27 August for endorsement.

 

3.    Mrs Dixon-Sherreard detailed the changes that had been made to the Shared Delivery Plan (as set out within the report)

 

4.    Further to comments and questions from Members it was noted:

 

  • Members commented on the extensive input and the feedthrough of plans down to district and boroughs through the Kent Association of Local Councils (KALC). It was important that delivery of the plan was consistent.

 

  • Whilst it was important to ensure progress through extensive monitoring, a central aspect in being able to measure the outcomes of the Shared Delivery Plan would be through the ability to demonstrate the personal outcomes of those individuals.

 

  • The Shared Delivery Plan was a live document that spanned two years (2024-26), after which it would be refreshed to take account of progress and any national or local changes. The Integrated Care Strategy was a five year document, after which a full review would take place.

 

  • In response to concerns regarding the performance of the NHS within Kent and the impact this had on the ability to deliver the aims and objectives set out within the Integrated Care Strategy and Shared Delivery Plan, Mr Ghosh advised that the key areas which aimed to be addressed through the work included prevention and tackling health inequalities through providing care closer to home; the other was around strengthening primary care to release pressure in the acute Trusts, both of which are objectives for the new Labour Government. Mr Ghosh advised that 80% of health outcomes sat outside the NHS and the work that was being done through the Integrated Care Strategy and Shared Delivery Plan aimed to be part of that solution.

 

5.    The Leader thanked the officers and all those involved

 

6.    RESOLVED that Cabinet

 

(a)  note the process used in developing the Shared Delivery Plan for the Integrated Care Strategy and

(b)  agree the Shared Delivery Plan to support assurance on delivery of the Integrated Care Strategy

(c)  note and support ongoing activity to define fully the role of KCC in improving health and wellbeing

 

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